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The 1-3-1 breakdown: Defense wins championships, and Ole Miss’ is very good.

Welcome back to the 1-3-1, News Editor Griffin Neal’s weekly college basketball column. The title, “1-3-1,” is a hat tip to Kermit Davis’ defensive scheme, but will also serve as the column’s section breakdown. Each week, the column will include one big idea regarding the college basketball landscape, three notes about Ole Miss hoops and one Ole Miss thing to look ahead to. Here’s to the beginning of bad clock management, FBI investigations and five months of college basketball.

One National CBB Thought

Following the departure of Duke’s superstar trio of freshmen and the media obsession that followed them, college basketball has returned to form.